Saturday, June 12, 2021

Baba Ghanoush

Ingredients
1 large Italian eggplant
Salt, to taste
1/4 c. Simple Tahini Sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for garnish

Garnish
cherry tomatoes, halved
Toasted pine nuts
Ground sumac
Chopped parsley

Directions
Place eggplant directly on a gas burner and roast over medium-low heat. Turn until charred and blistered all over, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from heat, place in a bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let cool for 10 minutes. (If you don't have a gas burner, the grill will work. But, try to connect the eggplant with open flame, if possible.)

When the eggplant is cool enough to handle, remove to a cutting board, make a cross-cut to open, and scoop out 1 cup of the flesh into another bowl. Add a pinch of salt and ¼ cup Simple Tahini Sauce and mix. Grate in about ¼ teaspoon garlic, followed by the olive oil, and mix again. Garnish with more tahini sauce, pine nuts, cherry tomatoes, salt, sumac, parsley, and more olive oil, and serve. 

Makes about 2 cups.

1 cup = 325 calories (without garnish)

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